diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f33d5c8a..615c223c2 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ include/modules/Burrows.h
 include/modules/Constructions.h
 include/modules/Units.h
 include/modules/Engravings.h
+include/modules/EventManager.h
 include/modules/Gui.h
 include/modules/Items.h
 include/modules/Job.h
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ modules/Burrows.cpp
 modules/Constructions.cpp
 modules/Units.cpp
 modules/Engravings.cpp
+modules/EventManager.cpp
 modules/Gui.cpp
 modules/Items.cpp
 modules/Job.cpp
diff --git a/library/Core.cpp b/library/Core.cpp
index 26c0acbb0..a9164128f 100644
--- a/library/Core.cpp
+++ b/library/Core.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "VersionInfo.h"
 #include "PluginManager.h"
 #include "ModuleFactory.h"
+#include "modules/EventManager.h"
 #include "modules/Gui.h"
 #include "modules/World.h"
 #include "modules/Graphic.h"
@@ -1238,6 +1239,8 @@ static int buildings_timer = 0;
 
 void Core::onUpdate(color_ostream &out)
 {
+    EventManager::manageEvents(out);
+
     // convert building reagents
     if (buildings_do_onupdate && (++buildings_timer & 1))
         buildings_onUpdate(out);
diff --git a/library/include/modules/Job.h b/library/include/modules/Job.h
index 853813073..e865273d9 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Job.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Job.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace DFHack
 {
     namespace Job {
         // Duplicate the job structure. It is not linked into any DF lists.
-        DFHACK_EXPORT df::job *cloneJobStruct(df::job *job);
+        DFHACK_EXPORT df::job *cloneJobStruct(df::job *job, bool keepWorkerData=false);
 
         // Delete a cloned structure.
         DFHACK_EXPORT void deleteJobStruct(df::job *job);
diff --git a/library/modules/Job.cpp b/library/modules/Job.cpp
index def3b4192..c0e18f44a 100644
--- a/library/modules/Job.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Job.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace DFHack;
 using namespace df::enums;
 
-df::job *DFHack::Job::cloneJobStruct(df::job *job)
+df::job *DFHack::Job::cloneJobStruct(df::job *job, bool keepWorkerData)
 {
     CHECK_NULL_POINTER(job);
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ df::job *DFHack::Job::cloneJobStruct(df::job *job)
     {
         df::general_ref *ref = pnew->references[i];
 
-        if (virtual_cast<df::general_ref_unit_workerst>(ref))
+        if (!keepWorkerData && virtual_cast<df::general_ref_unit_workerst>(ref))
             vector_erase_at(pnew->references, i);
         else
             pnew->references[i] = ref->clone();
diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 8aeeee8c3..16fffd422 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ if (BUILD_SUPPORTED)
     #DFHACK_PLUGIN(versionosd versionosd.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(misery misery.cpp)
     #DFHACK_PLUGIN(dfstream dfstream.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES clsocket dfhack-tinythread)
+    DFHACK_PLUGIN(eventExample eventExample.cpp)
 endif()
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/eventExample.cpp b/plugins/eventExample.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea8e2cfec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/eventExample.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+#include "Console.h"
+#include "Core.h"
+#include "Export.h"
+#include "modules/EventManager.h"
+#include "DataDefs.h"
+
+using namespace DFHack;
+
+DFHACK_PLUGIN("eventExample");
+
+void jobInitiated(color_ostream& out, void* job);
+void jobCompleted(color_ostream& out, void* job);
+
+DFhackCExport command_result plugin_init(color_ostream &out, std::vector<PluginCommand> &commands) {
+    EventManager::EventHandler initiateHandler(jobInitiated);
+    EventManager::EventHandler completeHandler(jobCompleted);
+
+    EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::JOB_INITIATED, initiateHandler, NULL);
+    EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::JOB_COMPLETED, completeHandler, NULL);
+    
+    return CR_OK;
+}
+
+void jobInitiated(color_ostream& out, void* job) {
+    out.print("Job initiated! 0x%X\n", job);
+}
+
+void jobCompleted(color_ostream& out, void* job) {
+    out.print("Job completed! 0x%X\n", job);
+}
+